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Date:      Fri, 30 Jan 1998 14:52:27 -0600
From:      "Alton, Matthew" <Matthew.Alton@anheuser-busch.com>
To:        fs@FreeBSD.ORG
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Filesystem hacking
Message-ID:  <31B3F0BF1C40D11192A700805FD48BF9C33287@STLABCEXG011>

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I have decided to code up an IBM-style journaling filesystem
(jfs) with maximum portability for free unices.  While I'm at it
I had might as well have the clean-bits map to a PP/extent
disk arrangement which will act as a useful abstraction for a
Logical Volume Manager / Veritas -esque disk management
system which I also find interesting enough to code up.  

This is not an attempt to morph FreeBSD into AIX by any
means.  It is just an interesting project which I think may be
of use to hackers.

This month (02/98) I will explore the GNU HURD OS to see if
their goal of creating an OS which would allow me to imple-
ment a filesystem in user space has been realized.  If it has 
not, I will use my normal FreeBSD 2.2.2 i386/40 and NetBSD
1.3 Sun 3/50 & 3/80 development boxes.

Please let me know if I am duplicating effort and provide me
with relevant pointers.



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